尊 敬

zūnjìng

verbadjectiveHSK 5

“To respect” in Chinese is 尊敬 (zūnjìng).

Meaning

to respect; to revere; to esteem
honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)

Example

大家都尊敬他。

Everybody looked up to him.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

zūnHSK 512 strokessenior jìngHSK 512 strokesrespectful; to respect

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